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Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Black Down Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Mildew resistant bush bears consistently large crop of big berries.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged black currant, Black Down, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Ben Sarek Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Ribes bc Ben Sarek (Ribes bc Ben Sarek)

Ribes bc Ben Sarek (Ribes bc Ben Sarek)

Small dense very productive bush.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged Ben Sarek, black currant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Currant black (Ribes nigrum) Ben Lomond Black Currant

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Very productive, slightly larger growing version of Ben Sarek.

Size: Bareroot Price: $9.50
Posted in Black Currants | Tagged Ben Lomond, Ben Lomond Black Currant, black currant, currant, Ribes, ribes nigrum

Nire (Zelcova serrata ‘Nire’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Size: 1 gallon Price: $30.00
Size: Field grown Price: $85.00
Posted in Zelcovas

Musashino (Zelcova serrata ‘Musashino’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

Vase shaped, but very narrow to 45′. Orange in fall. Zone 5.

Size: 1 gallon Price: $30.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Zelcovas

Green Veil (Zelcova serrata ‘Green Veil’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

This is a perfect street tree: 45′, vase habit, good fall color, no fruit dropped on sidewalk, but a little much for the normal garden.

Size: Graft Price: $17.00
Size: Field grown Price: $85.00
Posted in Zelcovas

Goshiki (Zelcova serrata ‘Goshiki’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman

A small variegated green and white leaf on a puny tree.

Size: Field grown Price: $85.00
Posted in Zelcovas

Westertede (Hamamelis ‘Westertede’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Westertede (Hamamelis 'Westertede')

Westertede (Hamamelis 'Westertede')

Light yellow flowers with a red calyx on a vigorous plant. Early and very fragrant. Zone 5.

Size: 1 gallon Price: $30.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Witch Hazels | Tagged Hamamelis Westertede, Westertede, Westertede Witch Hazel

Sunburst (Hamamelis ‘Sunburst’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Sunburst (Hamamelis 'Sunburst')

Sunburst (Hamamelis 'Sunburst')

We grow all our witchhazels as small single stemmed trees; they will eventually get to 10′. Sunburst is my favorite yellow as the light-yellow flowers are so large. Upright growth habit. zone 6

Size: 1 gallon Price: $30.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Witch Hazels | Tagged Hamamelis Sunburst, Sunburst, Sunburst Witch Hazel

Sandra (Hamamelis vernalis ‘Sandra’)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Lucile Whitman
Sandra (Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra')

Sandra (Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra')

The flowers on Sandra are gold, but that is not the reason to grow this plant. The leaves are red in the spring and in the fall the most gorgeous array of colors. See photo.

Size: 1 gallon Price: $30.00
Size: Field grown Price: $115.00
Posted in Witch Hazels
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Whitman Farms began in 1980 as an informal nut tree and small fruit adjunct to a large bareroot nursery next door in Salem Oregon. It was a one-woman show and mostly for fun. However, Lucile Whitman (pictured), the owner, got sidetracked; she became enamored of unusual ornamental trees and started planting any weird and wonderful woody plants she ran across, using root control bags, a new plant-friendly technology.

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